The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-02-10
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government and It's institutions. 49,.
A resolut ion for the investigation OF the
alleged eprivation of the right of suffrage
in the case OF three petitioners in Wash.
ingtOn CO unity, Texas, was adopted by q
strict party vote, the democratic senators
in the negative 9. in the secret ses.
sion OF the senate to-day the nomination of
J. c.. Matthews of Albany, the colored re-
corder of deeds of this district, was reached
senators present giving their reasons for the
vote they We're about to cast. The nomina-
ton was rejected. The vote is understood
to have been.17 to 81. The minority three
are Republicans, and a proportional number
OF tho majority are said to be Democrats.
IN THE HOUSE.
The speaker aid before the house a letter
from the secretary of the treasury submit
ting estimates of an appropriation to meet
the expenditures required by the pension
bill. Referred. The secretary,o OF the interio,
estimates that $4, 663, 1O4 will be required
for the first yearly payment of pensions. and
asks for an appropriation of 1927, 600 fl
an increase Of clerical force. The confer.
ence report on the army appropriation bill
was agreed to.
The house bill for the rel. OF dependent
parents and honorably DISCHARGED and
disabled soldiers and sailors now depend.
ent on their own labors for support passed
without division.
Mr.: Cullom inquired whether $12 a month
was to be the highest or the lowest pension
that i$l2 was to be the maximum and that
the pension would be rated down according
to the degree on disability.
MI. Sherman said:
He was in favor Of some bill broad and gen.
ersi In It's character and comprehensive as to in
6I006 All n4nHtOn IAOfaIQfinn that In naoouOorv
As to pensioners who served In the Confederate
arany, the Mexican pension bill (passed at this
congress) did not exclude them unless their dis
ability was incurred in the rebel service. He
should, therefore, vote against the amendment.
HOUSE.
The speaker announced the unfinished
business to be the river and harbor appro-
priatlon bill. Mr.. Hepburn of Iowa with
drew his demand for the reading of the en-
crossed copy, and the question required on
the passage of the bill. The bill was passed
IN the exact form in which it was reported
from the committee or rivers and harbors
by a vote>of 154 to 81.
Senator Ingalls, introduced O. bill to
amend the revised statutes so as to pro.
vide:
No person shall be engaged in the business of
rectltier, wholesale or retail liquor dealer, whole
sale or retail dealer in malt liquors or distiller,
nor shall the collector of internal revenue re-
celve from any such person any money in pay
lcuU Vi special TAX OF IOr revenue stamps until
the dealer has first made a sworn statement
that he has fully complied with all the laws
concerning his business OF the district in which
his business is to be conducted.
Mr.. Hammond, from the committee on the
Judiciary. reported adversely a Joint resolu-
zion providing for the election of United
States senator's by the people. The bill for
the incorporation of the Washington Cable
Railway Company of the District of Column
bia came up. Mr.. Heard offered a substitute
for the bill, and after debate demanded the
measure, led by Cobb and Eden, resorted to
flibustering tactics Mr.. Springer, in the in
terest OF the bill, moved that the house take
q recess until tomorrow at IL o'clock.
Agreed to-yeas 100, nays a.
The senate passed senate bill No. 2436,
fixing new boundaries for the Yellowstone
National Park. There was considerable
acrimonious debate over the bill. Mr..
Butler argued against the bill.
He opposed it because OF the summary
Jurisdiction over %offenses, committed in the
Park given to the commissioners created
by the bill. He held that to be ~unconsti.
t%utional, as also the clause which empow.
ers the secretary OF the interior to estab.
lish rules and regulations and to declare
what shall be ~offenses.
On motion of Mr.. Hoar the bill was
amended by a provision for an appeal to
the district court Of Wyoming Territory
in cases Of imprisonment, Inc then it was
passed. Yeas 40. nays 8. The nays were
Messrs. Berry, Butler, Coke, George McMil.
Ian. Morgan, Whitthorne and Wilson (Md.)
The bill as passed, in addition to the
amendments mentioned above, provides
for dropping the northern boundary line
to make it Identical with the forty. fifth de-
gree Of north latitude so as to place the
whole park within the Territory OF Wyom-
ing. The United States is given sole juris.
diction and control in the park, except un.
der such notifications as are made by the
bill. Where no offense is provided for by
the United States laws the laws of Wyom.
ing shall be made applicable, and fugitives
from Justice taking refuge in the park shall
be subjected to the same laws as the same
fugitives in the Territory OF Wyoming.
Mr.. Vest moved that the railrod attor.
neys hill be postponed till Monday.
Agreed to by "a to, 20.
Mr.. Beck, remarking That the bill had
been placed at the bottom of the calender,
announced with much warmth that ON
Monday and every other day. when he
could, he would call up the bill until q
fair vote on it was secured.
HOUSE. f.
Mr.. Blount, in charge OF the postofice
appropriation bill, explained it's provi-
sions, stating:
No new legislation was proposed. The
estimates OF the. department. had been in
the main followed. There wa an increase
in the appropriation for mail depredations
and p%ostofice inspectors. For this service
100000 was given, being an increase OF
100000 over the appropriation OF last
year. This increase was given to enable
the postmaster general to investigate more
thoroughly the frauds which in many
cases existed in the conduct OF fourth.
class postofices. He cited severalinstanes
where fourth-class postmasters had made
false reports as to the amounts of stamps
cancelled by them, and upon which their
compensation was based, and he expressed
the belief that a great reformation of the
service would be worked if the postmasters
of this class knew that the postmaster
general had an increased force OF inspect
ors at his command.
The bill passed, as did also the District
OF Columbia appropriation bill.
In the house Mr.. Bragg asked that the
committee on military affairs be. discharg-
ed from the consideration of Mr.. Nelson's
House Bill 1O,8O1, ceding Fort Ripley,
Mimi, to the State OF Minnesota rs the
site for the erection OF a soldiers home,
and the same referred to the committee on
public lands. The request WAS made on
the ground that the bill had been referred
to the secretary Of war, who to-day re-
piled, saying that the reservation had been